Kingdom Come 17

The two reemerged in a place Sora was familiar with. It was the dark beach, the place where he and Riku had come to after they defeated Xemnas. That had been one year ago. It seemed like a lifetime to Sora. The moonlight shone down as the water gently lapped the shore. It was very quiet and peaceful, something Sora had not experienced for a while.

"Please have a seat Sora." Kaj indicated. Sora sat down on a nearby rock. "I will explain everything to you, from the beginning. Sid told you that he and I are planeswalkers. In fact, we are both hundreds of years old, and this entire thing started those many years ago. Sid and I were friends, and together, by mere fate, we both became planeswalkers, though I became one first. The plane we lived in was quiet and secluded, that was until the Burning Legion and Phyrexians arrived. They actually arrived at the exact same time, accidentally. I do not know if that was one of their first encounters, but regardless they both engaged in a bloody battle for the conquest of our plane. Many of my people were slaughtered, nearly brought to extinction, until Sid and I gathered our remaining people and fought back against both armies. Ultimately, our plane was completely destroyed in the battle and only the two of us escaped, though both the forces of the Legion and Phyrexians were destroyed as well.

From that point on we dedicated ourselves to fighting against the Legion and Phyrexians whenever they invaded a world. In time we came to a world that records all history and knowledge of everything that had happened up until that point. There we managed to find information about the Phyrexians and the Burning Legion. The Legion is ruled by Sargeras, a demon titan, while Yawgmoth is a self-made god of the Phyrexians. We read much information about the two groups. In fact, we discovered that both are very much the same. Both seek to destroy everything, but Sargeras seeks to recreate everything world by world after their destruction while the Legion. The two forces fight because they both have similar goals and both want to succeed over the other. So they fight for supreme control. We learned all those things and more. But we also learned about the Keyblade and the power it holds, and of Kingdom Hearts. We also read about the many worlds that existed, knowledge that was very useful to us.

We thought of trying to use the power of the Keyblade and Kingdom Hearts to destroy both the Phyrexians and the Burning Legion forever, but we both knew that power would be too great. Instead, we set out once more destroying every trace of both demons. During this time we gained a following of other planeswalkers, all whose worlds were destroyed by either the Phyrexians or the Legion, or both in one of their clashes. And then the fateful day came. In our travels we accidentally found Phyrexia. We tried to destroy the plane but in the end the might of Yawgmoth defeated us. Many of us died that day, and Sid disappeared. I and the remainder of my gathering had escaped. We traveled the worlds once more, until one day Sid reappeared, seemingly wandering around a plane after we defeated a Phyrexian invasion. He told us he had been captured by the Phyrexians during the struggle with them and only now was able to escape. We believed he was telling the truth.

He proposed an idea to invade the Nether Realm of the Legion and destroy them once and for all. Somehow, he managed to convince us, but now I know he used some Phyrexian magic to cloud our minds. We entered the Nether Realm, though it took some time. We were slaughtered. And then when it was just me and Sid, he revealed his true nature. He helped summon forth an army of Phyrexians to invade the Nether Realm. He revealed that he had been captured by Yawgmoth, and became a loyal servant to him, imbuing him with great power, though only promised a true Phyrexian body once the Legion was destroyed. He tried to turn me over to his side as the demons fought each other. But I joined with Sargeras, devoting myself to him and pushed back the Phyrexian assault. That was why Sid labeled me as a traitor.

I pledged my self to the lord of the Legion, though in name only. My true intent was to wait until I could defeat both the Legion and Phyrexians. It took much effort on my part to protect my inner thoughts from Sargeras's powers, to protect my true intent. It made me look much weaker in his eyes, but in truth it was all a ruse. But to prove myself to him, I gave him information about Kingdom Hearts and how he could use it. He grew very interested. Similarly, Sid did the same with Yawgmoth. From that point on each side began a race to get to Kingdom Hearts first. Once again, Sid followed his master's wishes to not only destroy the Legion but to use the Keyblade master to do so. It was a plan doomed from the start. Soon after, he came and gathered you for his assault, using you and your friends. At the last moment I left Sargeras's side to rescue you. If he ever finds me again, death will be a luxury. But also now he no longer needs you, as far as he knows, and Yawgmoth is still seeking you. But now the time has come for to finish what has started. You must go to Kingdom Hearts and end this."

"How will that happen?" Sora asked.

"You will know when the time is right." Kaj said. "Open the door Sora, to Kingdom Hearts. You must act now. Reach inside your heart to find the way."

Sora did so. He searched his heart for the same feeling he felt long ago, when he and Riku were trapped on this same beach. Before, he wanted to go home, but now he wanted to go to Kingdom Hearts. He searched for the path within him. Two doors of light appeared before him.

"You have opened the door."

"But why are there two of them?" Sora said.

"This is a test," Kaj said. "One door will take you to Kingdom Hearts, the other will erase all existence. You must choose carefully." Sora hesitated for a moment. "Search your heart once more and you will know the true path."

Sora searched and found what he believed was the answer. He approached one of the doors.

"Before you enter Sora, know this," Kaj said. "If you do find Kingdom Hearts, you will still face several more challenged that you must overcome. And you must overcome them. The fate of everything rests on you."

Sora gulped, and entered the door.

Author's Note

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